Chapter 1487 Reluctant to let go


    Badong County, um, it’s not called Badong County yet, the official name is Guling County, which was specially cut out from Badong County by Liu Zhang when his father was still alive, so basically there are Brazil and Patong''s name.


    What is Liu Yan’s intention in dividing Berkshire? Basically, as long as you have a little brain, you can generally guess about seven or eight points. After all, the taste of weak stems and strong branches, after the lessons learned by Duke Zhou, most people are willing to try again.


    However, the so-called plan cannot keep up with the changes, or any plan is perfect, but the actual execution is very poor...


    Now in Badong County, the one who acts as the prefect temporarily is Meng Da, who just came from Chengdu not long ago.


    Meng Da actually entered Sichuan together with Fazheng, but he has never been able to get along well with Fazheng, or he has not had a good reputation as Fazheng. There are some reasons of Mengda himself.


    Although everyone more or less knows how to conceal some of their personality flaws, but after getting along for a long time, they will always show it inadvertently. Meng Da actually looks like an open-minded person. He is stingy, and he takes everything very seriously. Therefore, in Liu Yan''s time, Meng Da did not get any big official position. He has always held some clerical jobs in Chengdu, and could not be a party.


    But it is different now, Liu Zhang prefers to listen to some flattery than Liu Yan, so Meng Da also has the opportunity to be Badong.


    Of course, the most important factor is not Meng Da''s flattery, but Pang Xi''s inability to separate himself, and Badong is the channel to unite Jingxiang. If it is released to the local gentry in Sichuan and Shu, there may be some problems, so It was cheaper for Meng Da.


    On this day, Meng Da was dealing with official business in the government office, when he heard a report from his subordinates that Wu Ban was visiting, he couldn''t help but hurried out to greet him.


    The host and guest sat down, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then gradually got to the point. Wu Ban said: "Brother Meng, what do you think of Sichuan and Shu today? How can the disaster of weapons be eliminated?"


    Meng Da was taken aback when he heard the words. Isn''t this matter already settled? Why does it sound like something has changed? So he turned around, cupped his hands, and said: "Brother Wu''s words... forgive me for being stupid, this..."


    Wu Ban sighed softly, and replied: "Sichuan and Shu were caught in war, and the lives of the people were miserable. A certain heart was sad, and it was hard to be alone. Fortunately, Pang Gong was able to mediate in the middle, so that the king also had the intention of giving in, so we can make an appointment. If the frontiers are protected and there is no discord, then the common people can live in peace and contentment without the disaster of war, but..."


    Wu Ban was silent for a moment, and then slapped his hand on the table: "However, Zhengxi is deceiving people too much! Greed and arrogance, want to destroy our foundation! Annex Sichuan, if Zhengxi succeeds, you and I will both I am also a prisoner of my rank!"


    Meng Da heard the words, frowned and said: "This... Is this a bit of a misunderstanding? This, I once heard that Zheng Xi is also well-versed in poetry and books, and he is also proficient in Zuo Zhuan. Shouldn''t this be the case?"


    Wu Ban said displeasedly: "Now Zhengxi has invaded Brazil, and you are not satisfied. You want to march down and take Chengdu directly! You are also the guard of Guling now. How can you be lucky? In the past, there was chaos in Guanzhong. Trapped Sansuke, so five or six out of ten of those who broke the family, Zidu actually forgot?"


    After a pause, Wu Ban continued, "However, the people in Sichuan and Shu are short-sighted and don''t know how powerful they are. They only want to be wise and protect their lives, but where are you and me? What''s more, living in the west and north for a long time, I''m afraid they have already forgotten the scriptures and are ashamed." It is pervasive, and there is no righteousness to respect the king, the style of Confucius and Mencius!"


    Meng Da was silent.


    "Now if Liu Jingzhou soldiers arrive, brother Zidu, do you know how to arrange it?" Wu Ban suddenly changed the subject and talked about Liu Biao.


    Although Pang Xi, Wu Ban, Meng Da and others belong to Dongchuan people, their respective interests are not the same. Needless to say, Meng Da is just getting up, does not have much power, and is still in the early stages of accumulation. As for the Wu family where Wu Ban belongs to, they are more like relatives with a decaying voice. They only saw the yellow flowers fall yesterday, but they don''t have the yellow flowers today.


    Therefore, Wu Shi, Wu Yi, Wu Ban and the others naturally cannot wait for everything to happen in Chengdu, but take this opportunity to rise up, otherwise Pang Xi will really do everything, then How can there be any benefits to come to people like Wu Shi and Meng Da?


    Crisis also represents a turning point, but it depends on whether you can grasp it or not...


    Therefore, Wu and Meng Da, who were originally pushed out to the edge, naturally formed a natural alliance, trying to be a tide-rider on the turbulent Sichuan and Sichuan!


    When Meng Da saw what Wu Ban said, he naturally understood it. After thinking for a while, he said with emotion: "The land of Sichuan and Shu is at stake, and the lives are hanging upside down. How can I just sit back and watch, and I would like to follow my brother and do my best! "


    With the basis of common interests, the two of them naturally got along much better. Just as the two of them were talking about more in-depth topics one after another, suddenly a soldier came to report that he was a member of the royal family of the Han Dynasty, Yuzhou Mu, Zuo General Zhonglang, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, prefect of Xinye, have arrived in Yufu, and a special messenger came to report...


    "Huh? Who?" Meng Da suddenly didn''t understand.


    Wu Ban on the side heard it clearly, couldn''t help clapping his hands and smiled, and said: "It''s so fast! The opportunity of Sichuan and Shu is convenient for this person! Fish come back, fish come back! If there is no water, how can fish come back! Liu Xuande sent people to come Come, it must be for crossing the river... may as well meet up and see what he says..."


    "Brother Wu said great kindness!" Meng Da laughed.


    Press the two to contact Liu Bei, and then discuss with Liu Bei how not to show it. Zhang Ren in Langzhong is also in a state of being reluctant to leave, and he is really at a loss as to what to do.


    At present, Langzhong has become an isolated city invisibly. Although there is still some money and food in the city, it is just like the time when the wages are approaching every month for the salaried people. Be healthy and healthy, so that you won''t delay the salary payment because of your aunt or little aunt...


    This kind of mental torment has made Zhang Ren haggard a lot these days.


    is to go, is to stay, or...


    Everything was on Zhang Ren''s shoulders, which made Zhang Ren a little overwhelmed. However, the unique resilience and stubbornness of people in Sichuan and Shu made Zhang Ren still patrol the city three times a day without letting up at all. The impetuous military spirit has stabilized a little.


    After patrolling the city for the day, Zhang Ren returned to the city gate, sat behind the table, stared blankly at the map placed on the table, and remained silent.


    If you choose to go, just to save your own life, it is actually not too difficult. After all, with Yuan Yue as the leader of the tribe, it is not impossible to find a way out through the mountains. It''s just that in this way, not only will Langzhong be lost, but also the reputation that Zhang Ren has cultivated over the years will be lost.


    The reputation of abandoning the city will accompany Zhang Ren for the rest of his life!


    In this way, not only Zhang Ren''s official career has come to an end in his life, but he may also implicate his own children, making them unable to hold their heads high among their peers!


    Then stay and watch?


    If the back road is safe and the supply can keep up, relying on Langzhong''s geographical advantages, there is no problem in defending the city. However, the problem is that now it is an isolated city, the soldiers'' morale is fluctuating, and the morale is low. Some mutiny arose.


    Especially those people who...


    So, if the conquest of the west is really approaching the city, according to the current situation, I''m afraid it won''t last long. Even if Zhengxi''s troops don''t come now, and the supply of food and grass in the city can''t keep up, it will be a mess sooner or later!


    Zhang Ren looked up at the sky, and heaved a long sigh.


    Now it’s autumn, and the weather will be a bit cooler sooner or later. Without the scorching heat and forest miasma, it’s a good time to use soldiers! Zhang Ren knew that there was not much time left for him!


    If you can’t walk, if you can’t defend well, then fight...


    The morale of the soldiers in the city is also low now. If you add Zhengxi to the city and then publicize some things such as surrender to avoid death, etc., maybe the hearts of the people are fluctuating. Even if Zhang Ren is resolute, he may not be able to completely suppress it. !


    With the addition of Yuan Yue, a traitor, and those traitor fighters in the city, if things really develop to the point of desperation, I am afraid that Yuan Yue and other traitors will not have many people who will remain loyal...


    But it’s hard to deal with now. If you can’t kill Yuan Yue and other people, you can’t let them leave, because whether you kill them or let them leave, it will greatly damage the morale of the soldiers. If they fail, they will collapse immediately. It''s over...


    Zhang Ren smiled wryly. "Come on! Please Qin Zong come here!"


    Not long after, Qin Mi arrived with a sluggish expression, and he didn''t even bother to take out the gold-painted fan that he kept in his hand for a while. "General, what are your orders?"


    "..." Zhang Ren was silent for a while, and he didn''t care too much. After all, his current state may not be very good, "How is Yuantouren?"


    "Headman Yuan?" Qin Mi said with a wry smile, "There are a lot of complaints...but I don''t dare to do things that are out of line...I have sent someone to keep an eye on it. In the past two days, I got some new money and food. , can be regarded as a little peaceful..."


    Zhang Ren nodded, then remained silent for a long time, and then said softly: "Qin Zong, if we surrender again... What do you think?"


    "What?" Qin Mi couldn''t react at first, but soon understood Zhang Ren''s meaning, "The general''s intention is...to swindle surrender again? This, how is this possible? Zhengxi didn''t take the bait before, this time again How can you believe it?"


    Zhang Ren nodded, and said: "That''s true, and it''s because we have surrendered once before... You think it''s impossible for Qin Zheng, and most of Zhengxi''s men and horses will also think it''s impossible... However, if you want to make Commander Zhengxi believe it more... I''m afraid I still have to borrow a human head to use it..."


    Qin Mi''s scalp went numb, she looked at Zhang Ren in horror, opened her mouth, but found that her tongue seemed to be knotted, and she couldn''t say anything, "General...general...jun...you...I..."


    "In the current situation, whether you abandon the city or stick to the isolated city, there is only one way to lose..." Zhang Ren glanced at Qin Mi, "Don''t worry, I''m not using yours..." Of course, it''s not that Zhang Ren has any special feelings for Qin Mi Zhong, but Qin Mi is just a counselor, even if his head is used, it may not have much weight.


    "Huh..." Qin Mi''s heart sank immediately, and his tongue was no longer numb, "Then, the general''s intention is to... Yuantouren''s?"


    "Hmph! It would be great if his is useful...a waste..." Zhang Ren said disdainfully, "If you want to use it, you can only use mine... and only use mine, the Zhengxi people will believe that this time it is really surrender…"


    "Hmm..." Qin Mi was ready to nod in agreement, but suddenly reacted, and quickly straightened her neck, "General! How can this be done?!"


    Zhang Ren stared at Qin Mi, laughed twice, and then the smile disappeared in an instant, leaving only the gloomy and vicious, "It''s mine, but it''s not mine... That brother of mine has seven years of love with me." They are 80% similar, if the hair is loose and bloody, even if someone in Zhengxi knows someone''s face, they may not be able to tell the difference..."


    Qin Mi opened her eyes wide, "This...this...general, this...that, are you willing?" This head is not an ordinary item, even if it is borrowed or returned, it cannot be installed back, right? Although Zhang Ren didn''t use Zhang Ren''s own head, Qin Mi felt a chill in his heart that Zhang Ren was able to cruelly use the head of his own clan brother as a bargaining chip.


    "Tonight, I''ll let him come to my house..." Zhang Ren ignored Qin Mi''s stupid question, if he was willing or not, why didn''t he ask you if you would like to borrow the head casually? "At that time, a certain person will declare that he committed suicide, and then you will go to Hanchang with the head of Qin Zheng..."


    "Huh? Me?" Qin Mi''s heart was like the road in Sichuan and Shu, fluctuating up and down, up and down, circling, and almost had a myocardial infarction.


    Zhang Ren stared at him with eyes like a wolf, "A certain person gave away his own head, isn''t Qin Zong not afraid?" Ren''s head is naturally in line with normal logic, so it won''t look weird. Besides, in Langzhong City, if Qin Mi doesn''t go, he can''t let Yuan Yue, who can''t speak very well, lead Yuan Yue, right?


    If you don’t have a bit of eloquence in this kind of thing, you might reveal your secrets on the spot, then Zhang Ren’s death is in vain, um, isn’t it in vain if you are a brother of Zhang Ren’s clan?


    Qin Mi closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and then calmed down her agitated heart. After a moment of silence, she nodded and said, "It''s only suitable for a certain person to go there..."


    Zhang Ren stood up, left the table and came in front of Qin Mi. He actually paid respects to Qin Mi, and kowtowed loudly, "Brother Qin! Don''t let the people from Zhengxi underestimate us in Sichuan! Even if there are people who wag their tails and beg for mercy, there are also those who are loyal and brave." Generous man! Ren, thank Brother Qin for his loyalty!"


    (end of this chapter)